Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
SISTER
Jewish Life & Customs - Both
A sister is a female blood relative, half-sister, or female member of a family or clan. Scripture also uses the term figuratively for fellow believers, related kingdoms or cities, paired objects, and a beloved bride.
SITH
Other - Old Testament
“Sith” is an old English word meaning afterward or since. In Ezekiel 35:6, later English translations use “since.”
SITHRI
People & Groups - Old Testament
Sithri was a grandson of Kohath, listed among the descendants of Levi.
Sitnah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Sitnah was the second well dug by Isaac’s servants in the valley of Gerar. The Philistine herdsmen disputed over it, and its name means strife or hostility.
Sitting
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Sitting was the customary posture for work, teaching, eating, and other activities in biblical lands. Figuratively, sitting may express fellowship, poverty, trouble, authority, or glory.
Sivan
Jewish Life & Customs - Inter-testament
Sivan was the third month of the Jewish calendar, occurring approximately from June to July. The name came into use after the Captivity.
SKIN
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Skin is the outer covering of the human body or an animal. In biblical times skins were used for clothing, tabernacle coverings, sandals, and wineskins; the word is also used figuratively for bodily suffering and narrow escape.
Skin, Coats made of
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
Coats made of skins were garments provided for Adam and Eve after the Fall. Animal skins were also used as coverings in the tabernacle.
SKIRT
Jewish Life & Customs - Both
A skirt may mean the edge, corner, hem, or loose hanging part of a garment. In some passages it refers to the lower portion of clothing, while in others the context indicates a collar or opening.
SKULL
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
The skull is the rounded bony structure of the head. In the New Testament, Golgotha means “place of a skull,” the place where Jesus was crucified.
Skull, The place of a
Places & Geography - New Testament
The place of a skull is another name for Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified.
SKY
Places & Geography - Both
The sky is the visible expanse above the earth, often associated in Scripture with clouds and the heavens. Biblical language may use “sky” and “heaven” in closely related ways, especially in poetic passages.
SLANDER
Sin & Judgment - Both
Slander is malicious speech or accusation intended to damage another person’s reputation. Scripture repeatedly condemns talebearing, false witness, evil-speaking, and hostile accusations, presenting truthful and gracious speech as a mark of godly character.
Slave
Government & Society - Both
Slavery was recognized and regulated by the Mosaic law, which imposed limits and protections on the existing institution. The gospel’s teaching of human dignity and brotherhood stands opposed to oppression and exploitation.
SLEEP, DEEP
Other - Both
Deep sleep may describe ordinary heavy sleep, but in several Old Testament passages it refers to a divinely caused trance or supernatural sleep. Scripture also uses the idea figuratively for spiritual or moral torpor.
SLEIGHT
Sin & Judgment - New Testament
Sleight means cunning or trickery. In Ephesians 4:14, “the sleight of men” portrays deceptive teaching as the craft or cheating of gamblers using dice.
Slime
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Slime in the Bible refers to bitumen or asphalt, a sticky substance used as mortar in building and as waterproofing for Moses’ basket. Bitumen pits were found in the region of the Dead Sea.
Sling
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
A sling was a weapon used to hurl stones. David used one against Goliath, and skilled Benjamite slingers could strike accurately even with the left hand.
SLUGGARD
Christian Life - Old Testament
A sluggard is a sluggish, lazy, or foolish person. The term is used in Proverbs for one who avoids diligence and neglects proper work.
SLUICE
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
In the King James Version, “sluice” refers to a channel or structure for managing water, mentioned with ponds for fish. Later translations understand the difficult passage in Isaiah 19:10 differently, referring to workers for hire or those who make dams.
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